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Man Sought In Fatal Shootings Of 3 Girls, Bible Study Teacher

SIDNEY, OHIO — A factory worker shot and killed three teenage girls at his home, then gunned down his Bible study teacher 5 miles away, police said Friday.

Officers were searching for Lawrence Michael Hensley, 30, who fled in his car and was believed to have several guns, including four rifles.

A 22-year-old woman escaped Hensley's home after being shot in the legs and shoulder. She was hospitalized in serious condition and was not identified.

"I saw her coming across the alley and crawling in the neighbor's back yard," said Donald Young, 85, a neighbor. "She just kind of pulled herself up through the yard."

Police were still trying to determine a motive for the shootings, which happened during the late afternoon Thursday in Sidney, a community of 19,000 people 40 miles north of Dayton.

The three teenagers were found dead inside Hensley's one-story house, which he shared with his wife.

Officers found 24 Molotov cocktails lined up on a workbench in the basement.

Chief Steven Wearly said Hensley knew the victims, although he did not say why they were at his house.

Sherry Kimbler and Tosha Barrett, both 16, had been shot several times at close range with a shotgun. Amy Mikesell, 14, who is Kimbler's cousin, was found stabbed and hidden in the basement. Police said Sherry Kimbler was a Hensley's neighbor.

Brett Wildermuth, 37, was shot and killed at his house. He knew Hensley through home Bible study classes he taught, said Rev. Ben Davis, pastor of First Church of God.

Police said the 22-year-old survivor identified Hensley as the gunman and said he left the house with his wife, Julie, in their car. Police believe the victims were shot before Julie Hensley arrived home and that she did not know the bodies were there.